1. في اللَحدِ مِن آلِ الشَهابِ أَميرةٌ

    رَحَلَت فَأَبَكت بَعدَها مُقَلَ المَلا

    In the grave lies a princess of the House of Shihab.

    She departed, making the people's eyes weep in her wake.

  2. بِنتُ البَشيرِ سَليلةُ الشَرَفِ الَّذي

    مِن مَنبتِ الكَرَمِ العَريقِ تَسلسَلا

    Daughter of Bashir, scion of the nobility that

    descended from generosity's deep-rooted stock.

  3. وَلَقد مَضَت في إِثرِ شِبلَيها عَلى

    عَجلٍ فَحَلَّت في الأَعالي مَنزِلا

    And indeed she followed her two lion cubs in

    haste, and made her home in the heights.

  4. فَأَتَى مُؤرِّخُها وَنادى قائِلاً

    قَد أَدرَكَت سُعدى السَعادَة في العُلى

    Then her chronicler came and called out, saying:

    Su‘da has indeed attained happiness on high.